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Headphones Meant Not to Filter out Background Noise
As oil reaches recording break highs, more and more people are turning to bikes to get them around and of course nobody wants to leave behind creature comforts like music while driving. Problem is most of today’s headphones are designed to filter out background noise. That’s not very safe for a bicyclists since hearing what’s coming is important. The Semicircle headphones are designed to fit in your ear without blocking background noise.
The unit is wireless with a bluetooth module that connects to a standard headphone jack. Riding your bike, saving the Earth, saving money, and enjoying music while doing it shouldn’t be a hazard. Nice concept.
Designer: Seohyun Baek
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48 Comments »
powers says
iSound? Really? I would have gone with AllSound. As for the concept, I guess people would buy it.
silvestre says
Not sure how it will fit the ears..
monkey face says
I will have best optimized my properties when I use the shape of half-donuts called the “semi-circle” because i have small ears that i love long time.
this i probably the funniest group of text i have heard all day.
yomilky says
The half-donuts, called “semi-circle” put smile on my pants! I very love saftey riding and learning Engrish.
yup says
that’s hilarious.
but seriously. its almost 2009!!! Can we stop naming things iTHIS and iTHAT?
yup says
….and next week, we’ll learn about logo placement. Maybe “iFAIL” logo on outer surface, rather than inner.
zippyflounder says
umm sorry wont work, how do I know well I am familar with a patented technology that did what the “design” is intened to to, and what it took to make one really work.
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PTXT&s1=glen.INNM.&s2=poss&OS=IN/glen+AND+poss&RS=IN/glen+AND+poss
Brian says
The holes that allow the music out of the headphones are impossibly small for standard manufacturing.
zippyflounder says
thats only the start, there is no air channel for the sound waves to travel to the ear in this design as it is placed dnug against the flesh. It would work using bone conductance but then the form factor is impossiable…again how do i know…been there, done that, got the t shirt.
KIDS KIDS KIDS before you propose a cute shape, as yourself will it work first, because if you dont your just doing “art” and not product design.
Allan says
This is a wonderful contrarian take on music equipment. I want to know what’s going on around me! Bravo!
Chuck LeDuc DÃaz says
I’m out of luck until the iPhone 3G supports A2DP stereo bluetooth.
whitecrystal says
i want to buy it.
design says
“Headpones.” As an added bonus they’re made of cornmeal bread….
drew says
very nice indeed! smart concept!
barturtle says
Hmm…”U” shaped micro drivers? Never seen anything like that.
What’s the point of having wires connect to anything if you’re using Bluetooth?
No clip to keep the central piece held steady while riding?
Doesn’t filter out background noise, okay…but how about just drown it out? If I can’t hear it does it matter whether it was blocked or drowned out?
mikky says
nice idea
Sam says
i really need to noe how do u actually wear that product , it seemingly so impossible to wear it from the form i see, maybe a presentation demo photo of how u wear that ? cheers and peace !
Ethan says
How does this possibly fit in the ears, especially when your being active? doesnt seem to make sense to me.
Thursday says
I don’t get how to use them. Do those large things go inside the ear or around the root of the ear contacting the skull?
Also, isn’t there already a solution for this? Called “open design”?
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